ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 5, 2011 3:00 P.M. Douglas G. Kleweno E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Director Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga 706-546-2236 BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 5\3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 1, 2011 was 27.6 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.4 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Eggs Set 1/ Chicks Hatched Chicks Placed % of % of % of Week prev. prev. prev. Ended 2009 2010 year 2009 2010 year 2009 2010 year Thousands Thousands Thousands Nov 27 31,283 33,041 106 24,115 26,613 110 24,282 26,705 110 Dec 4 31,186 33,477 107 25,357 27,090 107 25,026 27,178 109 Dec 11 31,146 33,031 106 25,697 27,322 106 25,688 27,160 106 Dec 18 31,147 33,500* 108* 26,213 27,482* 105 26,389 27,679* 105 Dec 25 31,173 33,138* 106* 25,967 27,706* 107 26,160 26,934* 103 Jan 1 31,185 32,830 105 25,866 27,423 106 26,152 27,583 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :November 27, : December 4, :December 11, :December 18, :December 25, : January 1, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,049 29,542 30,057 29,994 29,752 29,728 Arkansas .....................: 22,822 23,033 23,223 23,086 22,926 22,983 Delaware .....................: 4,216 4,150 4,181 4,090 4,170 4,013 Florida ......................: 1,359 1,360 1,310 1,236 1,360 1,298 Georgia ......................: 33,041 33,477 33,031 33,500 33,138 32,830 Kentucky .....................: 7,706 7,250 7,598 7,128 7,585 7,361 Louisiana ....................: 3,395 3,395 3,364 3,425 3,410 3,380 Maryland .....................: 7,276 7,291 7,661 7,653 7,581 7,600 Mississippi ..................: 18,675 18,584 18,727 17,903 18,803 18,773 North Carolina ...............: 20,311 19,609 19,228 19,933 20,044 18,828 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,463 6,211 6,307 6,437 6,475 6,509 Pennsylvania .................: 3,876 3,959 4,050 4,044 3,866 3,937 South Carolina ...............: 5,726 5,432 5,587 5,585 5,608 5,683 Texas ........................: 16,523 15,272 15,698 15,745 15,619 15,400 Virginia .....................: 5,934 5,943 5,951 5,655 5,543 5,964 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,504 18,625 19,025 18,871 18,750 19,083 : 19 State total ...............: 206,876 203,133 204,998 204,285 204,630 203,370 : Previous year total ..........: 202,644 201,274 205,271 204,677 203,723 202,676 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 101 100 100 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :November 27, : December 4, :December 11, :December 18, :December 25, : January 1, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 19,051 19,825 20,107 21,106 21,089 21,201 Arkansas .....................: 21,461 20,162 21,159 20,876 20,587 21,197 Delaware .....................: 5,116 4,967 5,663 4,452 3,770 5,387 Florida ......................: 1,334 1,219 1,207 1,183 1,253 1,135 Georgia ......................: 26,705 27,178 27,160 27,679 26,934 27,583 Kentucky .....................: 5,804 5,981 6,624 6,355 5,815 5,815 Louisiana ....................: 2,906 3,057 3,022 3,012 2,980 2,968 Maryland .....................: 5,450 6,364 5,145 7,653 6,972 5,629 Mississippi ..................: 15,936 15,713 16,160 16,301 16,200 16,213 North Carolina ...............: 16,274 15,476 15,943 16,236 15,677 15,372 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,514 4,975 3,310 4,543 4,533 3,382 Pennsylvania .................: 3,151 3,081 3,180 3,152 3,235 3,276 South Carolina ...............: 4,496 4,599 4,656 4,117 4,949 4,275 Texas ........................: 12,651 13,339 13,588 14,021 13,081 13,398 Virginia .....................: 4,970 4,376 5,249 4,299 4,572 4,371 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,069 17,955 16,875 16,078 16,332 17,527 : 19 State total ...............: 164,888 168,267 169,048 171,063 167,979 168,729 : Previous year total ..........: 158,544 166,323 167,012 168,345 167,108 169,296 : Percent of previous year .....: 104 101 101 102 101 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.